The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-07-06
CHAPTER II.

the necessity and expediency of call
ing a Convention to amend the Consti-
tuition, and to provide for ascertaining
the number of citizens entitled to vote
for Representative within the State.
WHEREAS, Experience has pointed out
the necessity of amending the Constitution
and the expediency Of calling convention
for that purpose therefore,
BE 1t enacted by the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
81. That at the next general election for
Representatives to the General Assembly, il
shall be the duty of the several sheriflS and
other officers of election TO open poll for
and make a return 10 the Secretary of State,
for the time being, of the names of all cit:-
Zcns entitled to vote for Representatives who
have voted at the said election for calling
convention for the purpose of re-adopt-
ing, amending or changing the COnstitu-
ton.
y. That any sheriff or other return
ing officer failing to perform the duty i'm
posed by first section of this act shall be
subject to fine of six hundred dollars
$4,000, to be recovered by Indictment of
the grand jury in any court having jurisdic-
ton thereof, and shall, upon conviction of
such failure, be removed from Office by
the court in which such conviction is had.
5. That for the purpose of ascertaining
the number of citizens entitled to vote for
Representatives within this State in the
year 1887, there shall be furnished, as
hereinafter provided, TO the sherifls and
other officers of the election in August,
1887, registration book, in which the
officers of the election shall record the
names of all citizens entitled to vote for
Representatives within this State at the said
election. The officers of the election shall
be ex oilicio officers OF registration, and
shall have said registration book open TOR
the record of said names betwc,. ,thc
hours of 6 o'clock Il. m. and 7 O'Clock p.
IN. on the day of the August, 1887, election
az all the voting places in this Common
wealth. And it shall be the duty of all
citizens of this Commonwealth who are
entitled to vote for Representatives, on the
day of the next general election in August,
1887, to 20 before the sheriis and other re-
turning officers of said election in the vOt-
ing precinct in which they are severally en-
titled to vote, and cause themselves to be
registered on the poll-book as qualified
voters Of this Commonwealth, and names
OF any and all citizens living in the district
known to said officers to be entitled To vote
Tor Representatives, or made known to them
by evidence on that day, shall be registered
as not voting. And in the year 1887, no
other officer shall be authorized to make
any list or return of the qualified voters of
this Commonwealth, nor shall any return
thereof except the registration books and
certificates provided for by this act be made,
and all laws requiring list or returns of such
qualified voters are hereby repealed so far
rs the year 1887 is embraced therein. The
total number Of votes so registered shall be
the true number of citizens entitled to vote
for Representatives within this State, for
the purpose of ascertianing whether q
majority of all the citizens of this State
entitled to vote for Representative vote for
calling convention for the purpose of
rc.adOpting, amending or changing the
Constitution.
4. The said registration books shall be
appropriately ruled and headed, so that
they may, and it is hereby enacted that the
same shall, be the pOll-books for recording
the votes for and against the calling of the
constitutional convention, and for ascer-
flaming the number of citizens entitled to
vote for Representative within the State
1t shall be the duty of the said officers of
election to PROFOUND to every voter the
question: ado you vote for calling a con-
stitutional convention .Or not?" If such
voter shall answer in the affirmative, his
name shall be recorded as voting for said
convention if such voter shall answer in
the negative, his name shall be recorded ms
voting against said convention, and if such
voter makes no answer, his name shall be
recorded or registered as not voting upon
said question. And it shall be the duty of
the officers holding the election at each
voting place in the State to certify the
total number of voters registered, and the
number voting for calling the consttu-
tional convention, and to make out
duplicate certificate showing said facts. The
registration book shall be by them imme-
diatcy sent, at the expense of the Com
mouwcalth, by mail, 10 the Secretary of
State ut Frankfort, Kentucky, and the du-
plicate certificate attached 10 the pOll-bOok
Tor the election of State officers, and return
Herewith as now directed by law.
Z D. The Secretary of State in Office at
the converting of the General Assembly
next after the election in August, 1887,
shall, Immediately upon the organization
of the same, transmit To each House n
statement, prepared by him from tho said
registration aud poll-books showing how
many votes were at the said election cast
in favor Of said convention, apd the total
number of voters registered, whether vot-
ing for or against or not at all, The report
shall be made up by counties. lie shall
retain the registration books for the use of,
examination and inspection Of the next
General Assembly
20. II shall be the duty of the officers
whose duty il is by the law 20 compare and
certify the votes for State officers to make
out from the certificates returned with the
State election poll-books rs above pro-
vided, and ut the time they certify the
votes for State officers, certificate by
voting places, showing the total number
Of votes registered and the number voting
for calling a constitutional convention, aud
To send the certificate % the Secretary Of
State; aud Ii the registration book pro-
vileu for above shall, us 10 any voting
place, be lost, destroyed or not letlried,
then tho Secretary Of State, IN making the
report % the General Assembly, shall use
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